Faucet.



No. 789,569. PATENTED MAY 9, 1905. E. C. SGHWINGEL & R. W. TURNER.

FAUGET.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 17,1904.

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EDTVARD O. SCHVINGEL, OFv BUFFALO, AND .HAUPT-INV. TURNER, OF EASTAURORA, NE YORK.

IFUCET.

SPECIFICATIGN' forming part of Letters Patent No. 789,569, dated May 9,1905.

Application filed May 17,1904. Serial No. 208,358.

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Be it known that we, EDWARD C. SCHWIN- Gun; a resident of Buffalo, andRALPH W. TURNER, a resident of East Aurora, in the county of Erie andState of New York, citizens of the United States, have invented new anduseful Improvements in Faucets, of which the 'following is aspecification. n This invention relates more particularly to faucets formetal and wooden shippingcasks, barrels, and analogousliquid-containing' receptacles.

The objects of the invention are to provide a desirable faucet of simpleand inexpensive construction, which can be readily secured in thebung-holes of metal and wooden iiquidcontaining` vessels, which has amovable discharge-tube adapted to project beyond the wall of the vesselwhen in use and to be moved back into the vessel when not in use,wherebyitis protected from injury by contact with nearby objects, which willnot leak, and which is so constructed that the discharge-tube can remainin its projected position and the iiow of the liquid therefrom becontrolled as desired.

ln the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a fragmentary sectionalelevation of a metallic shipping vessel provided with a faucetembodying' the invention, showing the dischargetube in its innerposition. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the discharge tube projected.Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the faucet in line S 3, Fig. l. Fig. iis a similar section in line A 4, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a front elevation ofthe faucet, its protecting-cap being removed. Fig. 6 is a fragmentarysectional elevation of a wooden cask provided with the faucet.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

A represents a hollow sleeve or shell in which the parts of the faucetare contained. The sleeve is preferably of tapering or frustoconicalform and projects into the cask or vessel to which it is secured throughthe bung-hole or other analogous hole in the wall of the vessel. Fig. Ilshows the faucet applied to the lower portion of the cylindrical wall ofa metallic eask orvessel. Such vessels are ordinarily provided withbung-holes having internally-threadcd bushings and the shell is providednear its outer end with an external screw-thread c, by which it isscrewed into the bushing. This thread is adapted to fit thebushingsordinarily employed, thus cnabling the faucet to be applied tocasks or vessels now in use. The faucet can be applied either to thecylindrical wall or head of the cask or vessel. As shown in Fig. 6, thefaucet is also capable of use with an ordinary wooden cask or barrel, inwhich case the shell can be screwed directly into the unbushedbung-hole, its screw-thread c, which is suliiciently sharp, cutting athread for itself in the wood of the vessel. The shell is provided withone or moreprcferably twom liquid-discharge openings and preferably hasat its outer end a flange @,which is notched or otherwise fashioned forthe application of a wrench or tool for screwing the shell into the holeof the vessel.

F represents a hollow valve or turn-plug, which is preferably oftapering or frusto-conical form, and is rotatably held in thecorrespondingly-shaped bore of the shell, in which it is secured by theusual key-washer f and adjusting-mmf", screwed on the threaded reducedend of the turn-plug. The latter is provided with one or more,preferably two, liquid-discharge openings Gr, adapted to be moved intoand out of register with the discharge-opening (Z of the shell byturning the plug. The plugl can be turned by hand; but its outer end ispreferably of polygonal or other suitable shape for receiving adetachable wrench or handle H for turning it.

I represents a movable discharge-tube arranged to slide longitudinallyin the cylin* drical bore of the turnplug. lts inner open end ispreferably provided with a flange or shoulder 2.7, which slidably litsin the bore of the turn-plug, while its outer end has adownwardly-directed discharge-nozzle i, which may be formed integrallywith the dischargetube or by a separate fitting secured on the end of astraight tube.

K represents a stufting-box, which surrounds the discharge-tube at thefront portion the discharge-tube` of the turn-plug to prevent leakagearound The stulling -boX may consist of the divided nuts shown screwedinto the internally-threaded outer portion of the turn-plug, with aninterposed packing or washer or it may be of any other suitableconstruction. The front end of the turn-plug preferably has a cavity Zlarge enough to receive the discharge-nozzle t" and a ring or handle Z,with which the discharge-tube is provided for pulling it out tooperative position.

M represents a protecting-cap for inclosing and protecting the outerends of the turn-plug and discharge-tube. The cap or cover shown has areduced threaded portion, which screws into an internally-threadedcavity m in the flanged outer end of the sleeve or shell A of thefaucet. rlhe cap is of polygonal or other shape adapting it to be turnedby an ordinary wrench or tool.

Then the discharge-tube I is pushed in and the cap or cover M isapplied, as shown in Figs. l and 6, the parts of the faucet are allinclosed and protected, so that they cannot be injured in handling thevessel to which the faucet is applied and cannot be struck by an objectand broken purposely or accidentally. The cap or cover projects from thewall of the vessel only about as far as the usual bung and is not anobjection. lVhen the faucet is to be used, the cap or cover is removedand the telescoping discharge-tube is pulled out, as indicated in Fig.2. The wrench or handle H, Fig. 2, is then applied to the front end ofthe turn-plug F and the latter turned to move its discharge-openin gsinto register with those in the shell or sleeve A, thus permitting' thecontents of the casli or vessel to discharge. The discharge-tube canremain in its projected position, if desired, and the flow of the liquidcan be regulated or entirely shut off by turn ing the valve or turn-plugwithout disturbing the discharge-tube, its action being the same as thatof the well-known turn-plug valve. Should the turn-plug be accidentallyturned into discharging position while the dischargetube is in its innerposition, the contents of the vessel cannot escape, because the flangei' at the inner end of the discharge-tube cuts off communication betweenthe tube and the discharge-openings of the turn-plug.

YV e claim as our inventioni 1. The combination of a faucet-shell whichis secured at its outer portion to a vessel and projects into thevessel, a discharge-tube which is movable in said shell into and out ofdischarging position, a valve movable independentl y of thedischarge-tube to control the iiow of liquid, and a protecting-cap whichis separate from said discharge-tube and is remov ably secured to saidshell and incloses said discharge-tube and said valve, substantially asset forth.

2. The combination of a faucet-shell which is secured to a vessel andprojects thereinto, a discharge-tube movable in said shell into and outof discharging position, and a valve concentric with said discharge-tubeand movable independently of the latter to control the flow oftheliquid, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of a faucet-shell which is secured to a vessel andprojects thereinto, a discharge-tube movable in said shell into and outof discharging position, and a turn-plug arranged longitudinally of saiddischarge-tube and movable independently of the latter to control theliow of the liquid, substantially as set forth.

Li. The combination of a faucet-shell which is secured to a vessel andprojects thereinto, a discharge-tube movable in said shell into and outof discharging position, and a valve surrounding said discharge-tube andmovable independently of the latter to control the flow of the liquid,substantially as set forth.

5. The combination of a faucet-shell which is secured to a vessel andprojects thereinto, a hollow turn-plug rotatable in said shell andhaving a discharge-opening adapted to register with a discharge-openingin said shell, and a discharge-tube slidable in said turn-plug,substantially as set forth.

6. The combination of a faucet-shell which is secured to avesse] andprojects thereinto, a hollow turn-plug rotatable in said shell andhaving a discharge-opening adapted to register with a discharge-openingin said shell, and a discharge-tube slidable in said turn-plug toestablish and cut off communication between itself and saiddischarge-opening in the turnplug, substantially as set forth.

7. The combination of a faucet-shell which is secured to a vessel andprojects thereinto, a hollow turn-plug rotatable in said shell andhaving a discharge-opening adapted to register with a discharge-openingin said shell, said turn-plug projecting out of said shell, adischarge-tube slidable in said turn-plug, and a removable cap whichincloses said turn-plug and discharge-tube, substantially as set forth.

lVitness our hands this 14th day of May, 1904:.

FDVARD C. SCHVNGEL. RALPH XV. TURNER.

lVitnesses:

` C. B. HORNBECK,

(li-ms. lV. PARKER.

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